Investigate backend-only WordPress performance bottlenecks
This skill guides an agent through measuring, profiling, and narrowing slow WordPress behavior without relying on browser clicks. Use it when the job is to diagnose slow pages, REST endpoints, cron activity, autoload bloat, or query-heavy requests from the backend outward.
Prerequisites
WP-CLI; curl; logs; optional Query Monitor and profiler tooling
Installation
Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- node shared/scripts/skillpack-build.mjs --clean
- node shared/scripts/skillpack-install.mjs --global
- node shared/scripts/skillpack-install.mjs --global --skills=wp-playground,wp-block-development
Basic usage or getting-started notes:
bash
Clone agent-skills
cd agent-skills
Source: https://github.com/WordPress/agent-skills/tree/trunk/skills/wp-performance
Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WordPress/agent-skills/HEAD/README.md